Python Job Trends in Cheshire

Python
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheshire citing Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 4 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	54	15	32
Rank change year-on-year	-39	+17	-3
Permanent jobs citing Python	31	84	43
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire	1.78%	10.67%	4.60%
As % of the Programming Languages category	18.67%	36.84%	16.23%
Number of salaries quoted	18	16	19
10^th Percentile	£37,096	£39,375	£47,250
25^th Percentile	£57,500	£41,250	£47,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£67,500	£51,250	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+31.71%	+2.50%	-23.08%
75^th Percentile	£79,375	£62,844	£70,625
90^th Percentile	£87,000	£87,500	£80,000
North West median annual salary	£66,805	£60,000	£61,250
% change year-on-year	+11.34%	-2.04%	+2.08%

All Programming Languages
Cheshire

Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing coding skills in Cheshire.

	6 months to 4 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills	166	228	265
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire	9.55%	28.97%	28.34%
Number of salaries quoted	128	104	157
10^th Percentile	£40,000	£34,250	£32,500
25^th Percentile	£47,500	£35,750	£40,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£57,500	£52,000	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+10.58%	+4.00%	-13.79%
75^th Percentile	£65,438	£65,000	£55,000
90^th Percentile	£76,250	£80,000	£65,000
North West median annual salary	£60,750	£57,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+5.65%	+4.55%	-0.08%

Python Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Python relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Python Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Python.

Python Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in Cheshire over the 6 months to 4 November 2026.

Python Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 4 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Knutsford	-7	8	£79,500	+32.50%
Warrington	-21	7	£67,500	+58.82%	5
Chester	+1	5	-	-	8
Crewe	-2	2	£32,500	-44.68%	2
Macclesfield	-5	1	£80,000	+60.00%
Neston	-7	1	-	-
Runcorn	-	1	-	-	2
Widnes	-	1	£39,602	-	1
Python North West

Python Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 4 November 2026, job vacancies citing Python also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cheshire region citing Python.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Software Engineering	48.4%	15
2	AI	32.3%	10
3	Azure	29.0%	9
4	Business Intelligence	25.8%	8
4	Business Strategy	25.8%	8
4	CI/CD	25.8%	8
4	SaaS	25.8%	8
8	Data Pipeline	22.6%	7
8	DevOps	22.6%	7
8	Java	22.6%	7
8	Roadmaps	22.6%	7
8	SQL	22.6%	7
8	TypeScript	22.6%	7
8	Wireless	22.6%	7
15	C	19.4%	6
15	C#	19.4%	6
15	C++	19.4%	6
15	Continuous Improvement	19.4%	6
15	Microsoft	19.4%	6
15	Problem-Solving	19.4%	6
15	SDLC	19.4%	6
22	Analytics	16.1%	5
22	Cybersecurity	16.1%	5
22	Data Quality	16.1%	5
22	Embedded Software Development	16.1%	5
22	Linux	16.1%	5
22	Mentoring	16.1%	5
22	Observability	16.1%	5
22	Software Architecture	16.1%	5
22	Stakeholder Management	16.1%	5

Python Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Java	22.6%	7
1	SQL	22.6%	7
1	TypeScript	22.6%	7
4	C	19.4%	6
4	C#	19.4%	6
4	C++	19.4%	6
7	Go	12.9%	4
7	PowerShell	12.9%	4
9	Bash	9.7%	3
9	Data Analysis Expressions	9.7%	3
11	JavaScript	6.5%	2
11	Kotlin	6.5%	2
11	PHP	6.5%	2
11	Rust	6.5%	2
11	Shell Script	6.5%	2
16	Scala	3.2%	1
16	Search Processing Language	3.2%	1
16	T-SQL	3.2%	1